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THE TEMPORAL BONE REGISTRY THE TEMPORAL BONE TEMPORAL BONE DONATION THE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE

ABOUT THE TEMPORAL BONE REGISTRY

What is the Temporal Bone Registry?
Who funds the Registry?
Who runs the Registry?
What is the purpose of the Registry
Who works with the Registry?
Who are the Institutes and Universities which are working closely with the Registry?

ABOUT THE TEMPORAL BONE

What is the Temporal Bone and where is it located?
What does the Temporal Bone have to do with hearing and balance?

ABOUT TEMPORAL BONE DONATION

What is Temporal Bone donation for?
What does Temporal Bone Donation involve?
Who can donate their temporal bones?
Am I too old to be a temporal bone donor?
Are donated Temporal Bones used for transplant or research?
Who will benefit from Temporal Bone Donation?
How can donating my Temporal Bones help solve hearing loss/balance impairment?
Will I benefit from Temporal Bone Donation?
Why should I donate my Temporal Bones?
Who will receive my Temporal Bones?

ABOUT THE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE

Does removal of the temporal bones change the donor's appearance?
Is there a cost to the donor's family or estate?
How does the Registry learn of a donor's death?
How soon after death must the temporal bones be removed?
How does the decision to donate one's temporal bones affect one's funeral plans?
What is the role of my next of kin?
Who should be notified of a donor's wish to donate their temporal bones?
Can I donate my body to science for anatomical study and also donate my temporal bones?
Can I donate other organs for transplantation as well as donating my temporal bones for research?

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